Aaron Jacobs, Hassan's communications director, released the following statement Monday: "We are aware of the situation and have taken disciplinary action, including a one-week suspension and revoking her Congressional intern ID badge (thereby restricting her access to the Capitol), in response to her breach of office policies regarding respectful and appropriate conduct." … [Read more...] about Senate Intern Who Yelled Obscenity at Trump Is Suspended
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‘I Thought I Was Going to Die,’ Capital Gazette Intern Says After Surviving Shooting
The gunman passed by Messenger and his colleague, Gazette staff writer Selene San Felice, giving him a chance to call police back. The line was busy, so he texted a friend asking for help in calling 911. And then he gave San Felice his phone, so she could let loved ones know the agony they were going through. … [Read more...] about ‘I Thought I Was Going to Die,’ Capital Gazette Intern Says After Surviving Shooting
How a New York Times Intern’s Photo Made the Front Page
Howells believes that the growth of access to cameras will ideally lead photography to be more democratic and include more people who might have been unable to try it out in the past due to cost. "At the end of the day, anyone making images with intention is a photographer in some right.” … [Read more...] about How a New York Times Intern’s Photo Made the Front Page
Facebook Manager Says in Internal Post She Quit After Being ‘Harassed’ Over Views on Diversity
Four days earlier, Alpert, who identifies as transgender, provided that reason in an internal post viewed by CNBC. Alpert wrote on Workplace, Facebook’s internal social network, that she’d been harassed by her colleagues after criticizing the lack of diversity at the company. Among other things, she said she’d been attacked on Blind, an anonymous workplace app. … [Read more...] about Facebook Manager Says in Internal Post She Quit After Being ‘Harassed’ Over Views on Diversity
International Women’s Day: Strikes, Protests and Holidays
In the North, where Women's Day is one of the few national holidays that is not explicitly political in nature, people dressed up for family photo shoots or bought roses for their mothers or wives at the many small, bright orange street stalls in central Pyongyang that sell flowers. The stalls normally do most of their business selling flowers to be placed at the feet of statues to the country's leaders. … [Read more...] about International Women’s Day: Strikes, Protests and Holidays
